Mt Rigi and Lucerne Day Trip from Zurich With Boat Ride
Overview
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9 hours 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
On this full-day alpine excursion, escape Zurich and spend a glorious day in the Lake Lucerne area, exploring Mount Rigi, known as the ‘Queen of the Mountains,’ and the picturesque lakeside town of Lucerne. This tour is mostly made up of free time and self-guided activities – your guide will be with you from Zurich to Weggis, at the foot of the mountain, and then you’re free to explore the mountain and Lucerne at your leisure. Ride an aerial cable car and a cogwheel train, take in stunning views over the Swiss Alps and enjoy a boat ride on Lake Lucerne – it’s a full day of gorgeous scenery and mountain delights.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
10.03-04.04.2025 | 17.11.-21.11.2025 | 24.11.-28.11.2025: the round-trip up and down Mt Rigi will be by cogwheel train due to cable car maintenance.
The tour is accompanied from Zurich to Weggis and from Lucerne to Zurich. For the individual stay in Mt Rigi and Lucerne, tickets and a written itinerary are provided.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Partly guided tour by professional multilingual guide as per description
Boat ride from Vitznau to Lucerne
Transportation by air-conditioned coach from Zurich to Weggis and from Lucerne to Zurich
Aerial cable car, cogwheel train
Carbon-balanced operations certified by myclimate
Gratuities
Hotel pick-up and drop off
Meals and drinks
Personal expenses
What To Expect
Zurich
Departure place is at the Sihlquai Bus Station. Your full-day tour from Zurich to Mount Rigi and Lake Lucerne starts with a panoramic drive and then takes you to Weggis, a charming summer resort town on the shore of Lake Lucerne.
Weggis
Your tour guide will drop you off in Weggis, where the self-guided part of your day trip begins. Board the aerial cable car to Rigi Kaltbad where you change to Europe's first ever mountain railway up to the summit Rigi-Kulm (1800m).
Options
Mt. Rigi from Zürich
Reviews
295 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Unfortunately misguided by viator
alicia r,
Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00Didn’t get to the Rigi mountain experience or the lake cruise. No such tour available upon our arrival at the meeting point due to lack of bookings. We were placed on a bus with people booked for a separate tour we didn’t have interest in , therefore opt to stay in lucern the entire tour time. Not worth the cost. Tour operators were beyond helpful and nice. Viator disappointed us.
Lots to see and lots of time to explore
Elaine W,
Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00It’s pretty much a transportation to and from the sights. There was informative commentary from the guide on the way out, but not much in the way back. Everything was smoothly explained about where we were going, the tickets/vouchers,… the only thing I’d say was that I wished they would have given us a feeling for how far the meeting point was for the return. Having never been there, it was much farther than where we thought. But overall, it was a good trip that allowed you individual time to explore. And the guide did give us suggestions.
Experience of a lifetime!
Laura F,
Oct 8, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This was an experience of a lifetime! The team that took us up were amazing- they explained everything very clearly and we knew what to expect! The views were breathtaking!
Great Tour!
Jeff H,
Sep 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Fernando was great! Very knowledgeable and helpful. The trip itself was great, too! Beautiful sights, great (optional) hiking with panoramic views. The train ride into town was nice and the boat ride offered a fantastic view of the town.
Good
F1160AQeditha,
Aug 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The crossing by boat this superb, in Mount Rigi very cloudy, no beautiful pictures, the views from above were not good because unfortunately we did not have a good day but overall the experience was good.
Mt. Rigi and Lucerne Excellence.
Joseph S,
Jul 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a fantastic tour visiting Mt. Rigi, Lucerne with our Boat ride. Cecilia was a great tour guide and very knowledgable. We loved the bus trip, cable car and cog train parts of the trip and found we had of lot of our own free time to hike and look around on the tour and it was very well timed. The scenery was beautiful on the mountain and also on the boat trip. We thoroughly recommend this trip
T7563XZelenas,
Jul 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We loved our day trip to Mt. Rigi. It is worth the price for what you experience. The guide drops you off and gives you a map/pamphlet of where to be when and then you have the day to yourself. We went with two little kids and it was easy to get around. Would recommend for families!
Good tour
Erlinda B,
Jul 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00Its a good tour,our tour guide Adolfo and driver Francisxo are very informative.. Just follow the direction and you wont get lost.Alhough during our tour at Mt.Regi its so foggy that we cant see the view and in Lucerne it rained. So check the weather.
Mount Rigi and...
Maria E,
Jun 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00The Mount Rigi and looks excellent, but the really bad guide, really gave us very bad directions when we were on the bus, and when he dropped us off on the cable car to Rigi, he told us to meet in the afternoon in Lucerne for the return to Zurich
Great tour of Mt. Rigi!
dawnk19,
Jun 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was an all-around lovely excursion! From the cable car to the cogwheel train to the views from atop Mt. Rigi to the boat ride across Lake Lucerne and the time spent in Lucerne...all breathtaking! I highly recommend this tour!
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